Year-end awards = presented to CCTI students

By CHRIS PARKER cparker@tnonline.com

Carbon Career and Technical Institute students received year-end = awards at a=20 ceremony held at the school Thursday:

Katrina Pugh, plaque and $500 CCTI Director's Award; Laura McGavin, = plaque=20 and $500 Business Administrator's Award; Brett Simmons, plaque and $500=20 Principal's award.

Auto Collision and Repair: Derek Beers, $25 for Outstanding Attituide = and=20 Customer Service; Mike Caterino, $25 for Outstanding Senior in custom = painting;=20 Clayton Shoemaker, $25 for Outstanding Senior in NOCTI's refinishing = skills;=20 Leonard VanHorn, $25 for Outstanding Senior in detailing; Gary Campbell, = $25 for=20 Most Improved in auto collision and repair program; Robert Miller, $25 = for=20 Outstanding Senior in dedication and workmanship.

Miller also won $50 from the Charles A, Snyder Memorial fund for a = student=20 who excels in auto body, and a spray gun valued at $200 from Keystone = Automotive=20 for placing second in a Skills USA competition.

Travis Goodhile, $25 for Outstanding Senior in computer lab and a = $200 award=20 from the Timothy P. Jupina Memorial Fund for the Most Dedicated Senior = in auto=20 collision and repair.

Auto Service Technology: Greg Greenall, $50 and a certificate for the = AAA=20 Penn Award for Outstanding Achievement and $50 from the Charles A. = Snyder=20 Memorial Fund.

Building Construction Trades: Coltin Charbonnier, a $50 gift = certificate from=20 Shea's Hardware, Palmerton; $200 in small hand tools from CCTI and CTE=20 instructors and a Dewalt random orbital sander from CTE instructors. = Charbonnier=20 also won a $100 gift certificate from the Carbon Builders Association = and=20 equipment from Palmerton Lumber.

Franchesca Rodriguez, a $114 Skill scroll saw from CTE instructors = and $50=20 from Shea's Hardware.

Cooperative Education Program: Franklin Althouse, $250 from the = Mahoning=20 Township Lions Club for the senior with the highest average; Travis = Goodhile,=20 Nicholas Steigerwalt and Donald Whilden, $150 each from the Kovatch=20 Corporation.

Cosmetology: Amanda Berger was recognized for Most Perseverance; = Lindsay=20 Dotter, recognized for Outstanding Clinic and received $50 from the = Roxanne=20 Strohl Memorial Fund; Kaitlyn Spitzer, monetary gift from the Transition = Team=20 for academic improvement and personal growth; Kristi Strohl, $1,000 from = the=20 Lisa Shook Memorial Award and Outstanding Senior in cosmetology.

Culinary Arts: Ashleigh Papay, $50 from Schiff's Food Service; = Jodiann=20 Collier, $50 from the Tommy Burke Co.; Jared Yanochko, $50 from the = Culinary=20 Arts Program; Ryan Strohl, $100 from Franklin Township

Elementary School PTO Award; Jackie Uber, $50 from the Culinary Arts = Program;=20 Amanda Martin, $100 from Zimmerman's Dairy and Outstanding Senior in the = Culinary Arts Program. Martin also won a $50 Kevin Niederer Memorial = Scholarship=20 award and a $250 Jim Thorpe Lioness Club award.

Laura McGavin, Derek Horn, Kenneth Snyder, Katrina Pugh, Heather = Haskell,=20 Jodiann Collier, Shannon Sostack, Amanda Martin, Patricia Marko, Brett = Simmons,=20 Kristi Strohl all received National Vocational-Technical Honor Society=20 stoles.

Electrical Construction and Maintenance: Frank Curreri, $250 tool = pouch=20 sponsored by Lighting Fixture and Supply and Klein Tools; Cody Schultz, = a $200=20 Greenlee digital clamp-on ammeter sponsored by Friedman Electric Supply; = Donald=20 Whilden, $100 gift certificate from the Carbon Builder's Association and = equipment from Friedman Electric Supply.

Health/Medical Assistant: Ashley Blum, Jessica Krum and Lea Repecki,=20 certificate, pin and T-shirt for completing 105 hours of training and = passing=20 the state test; they will graduate with a Certified Nursing Assistant=20 certificate; Paige Garner, certificate and T-shirt for completing 105 = hours of=20 training.

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning: (all gifts from Bath = Supply, Klein=20 Tools and CCTI) Travis Muthard, Outstanding Achievement and Outstanding = Senior,=20 tool pouch and plumbing tools valued at more than $200, a $100 gift = certificate=20 from the Carbon Builder's Association and a $100 gift card from RJ = Walker; Matt=20 Gombert, plumbing tools valued at more than $170.; Sean Holland, = plumbing tools=20 valued at more than $125.

Integrated Information Systems Technology: Eric Huntzberry, $50 Dan = Reese=20 Memorial Award for Outstanding Sophomore; Xavier Vargas, $75 Dan Reese = Memorial=20 Award for Outstanding Junior; Eric Jeffries, $75 Dan Reese Memorial = Award for=20 outstanding effort; Dylan Hoppes, $50 Dan Reese Memorial Award for most = improved=20 senior; Bodean Boggs, Dylan Hoppes, Eric Jeffries, Ken Snyder, $25 each = Dan=20 Reese Memorial Award for Outstanding Service to IIST; Kenneth Snyder, = $150 Dan=20 Reese Memorial Award for Outstanding Senior.

Graphic Design: Patricia Marko, $250 and a plaque from the=20 Bowmanstown/Parryville Lions Club; Patrick Brenak, $100 savings bond = from the=20 Nesquehoning Lions Club; Joshua Fallet, certificate and gift bag for = Outstanding=20 Achievement in Illustration award; Laura McGavin, certificate and gift = bag for=20 the Big Picture award;

Heather Haskell and Katrina Pugh, tied for Outstanding Graphic Design = Student=20 award, certificate, monetary gift and gift bag. Pugh also received a = book from=20 Creative Communications, in which she has had a poem published.

Precision Machining Technology: Derek Horn, a 6" digital vermier = calipers and=20 a 16' Stanley tape measure sponsored by Tom Robinson of Alfred Mazur Co. = Horn=20 also won a $1,000 scholarship from the Palmerton exchange Club and the = $500=20 Thomas J. McCall Memorial Award. Jeremy Rennig, $250 = Bowmanstown/Parryville=20 Lions Club award; David Washburn, an 8" digital vermier calipers from = Blue=20 Mountain Machine and a tool box from CCTI; Ed Hendershot, a zero-to-one=20 micrometer; Franklin Althouse, a zero-to-one micrometer; Brett Simmons,=20 Outstanding Senior, a tap handle set, courtesy of Tim Wiley of MSC = Industries=20 and a 6" digital vermier calipers from Tom Robinson of Alfred Mazur Co. = Simmons=20 also received $250 from the Craig S. graver memorial Scholarship award = and 450=20 from CCTI Teacher's Memorial Fund.

Welding: Lyle Haydt, Most Improved Senior, welding helmet and Nick=20 Steigerwalt, Outstanding Senior, tool box and tools, both courtesy of = Don Brady=20 and Mike Rokosz of GT&S-Welco.

Skills USA: in recognition of participation in district competition: = Joshua=20 Fallet, first place, Advertising Design; Robert Miller, second place, = Auto=20 Refinishing Technology; Paige Garner, Jessica Krum and Lea Repecki, = third place,=20 Health Occupations Quiz; Cody Schultz, first place, Industrial Motor = Control;=20 Patricia Marko, first place, Job Skill Demo, and Brett Simmons, first = place,=20 Welding.

Year-end awards presented to CCTI students